Here are today’s Second Chance contestants:
- Ryan Sharpe, a recent graduate from Oakville, Ontario;
- Abigail Arnold, an academic administrator from Waltham, Massachusetts; and
- Dondi DeMarco, an operations executive from New York City.
Jeopardy!
GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES // ALL BARK // EYES ON THE PRIZE // FANTASTIC FOURSOMES // MEDICINE // WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH 3 CONSONANTS
DD1 – 800 – GEOGRAPHIC NICKNAMES – Where the Blue Nile the White Nile meet & form the regular Nile, you’ll find this “triangular capital” (Ryan doubled to 2,800.)
Scores at first break: Dondi 0, Abigail 2,800, Ryan 4,600.
Scores entering DJ: Dondi 1,600, Abigail 5,600, Ryan 7,200.
Double Jeopardy!
BOOKS & AUTHORS // TALK ABOUT A CELLULOID DEMISE! // VENUES // TAKE ME TO YOUR WORLD LEADER // ON NEW YEAR’S DAY // “I” WILL BE WITH “U” AGAIN
DD2 – 1,600 – VENUES – This storied opera house started its 200th season in 1977 with “Don Carlos” by Verdi, who had a long association with it (From the lead, Ryan doubled to 27,200.)
DD3 – 1,200 – TALK ABOUT A CELLULOID DEMISE! – Tony Montana screams, “You wanna play rough?! OK!” then these 6 words; he has a bit more to say, until a final shotgun blast (Ryan dropped 4,096 to 28,704 vs. 8,800 for Abigail.)
Ryan already had a solid lead when he boldly doubled-up on DD2, but he missed DD3 and Abigail was able to cut into the margin going into FJ at 15,600 vs. 33,104 for Ryan. Sitting out FJ was Dondi at 0.
Final Jeopardy!
IT HAPPENED IN THE U.S. – Trinitite is the name of a glass-like material that came to be after a historic event in this state
Both players were correct on FJ. Ryan went with a small bet and will take 33,440 into game two, while Abigail added 8,000 and will carry over 23,600 into tomorrow.
Scores for game one: Dondi 0, Abigail 23,600, Ryan 33,440.
Judging the writers: I’m curious about the process about how they arrived at the category for this FJ clue. Did they consider any others that might be a bit more specific to the subject matter?
Correct Qs: DD1 – What is Khartoum? DD2 – What is La Scala? DD3 – What is “Say hello to my little friend”? FJ – What is New Mexico?